snake catcher

After an unknown amount of time, Mel woke up and found that she was lying on a dilapidated recliner, with a faint fire burning in the fireplace beside her.

Mel looked around the room. There should be a window in front of her, with huge curtains hanging, the original color can no longer be seen due to the age.A few big holes were broken, exposing the dark night.

In the room, there were several dilapidated sofas, a round table lying on the ground, and her broomstick was placed by the fireplace, standing there quietly!

At this moment, the door behind her opened with a 'squeak'.Mel looked back and jumped up immediately—those big green eyes floated in.

She backed away abruptly to her broomstick by the fireplace and grabbed it and held it to her chest.

Those ghostly eyes did not stop, and continued to move forward, waiting for him to approach.Only then did Mel follow the faint light of the fireplace and see clearly what was in front of her eyes!

A house elf.It was thin and shapeless, with big gray ears drooping beside its head, and hands and feet as thin as matchsticks, with her brain stuck in it, which was particularly terrifying.

The house-elf, holding a tray in his hand, approached and grinned at her, "Pigs, pigs, drink tax and warm fire!"

"Master? You call me master?" Mel looked at it curiously, "Are you the house elf of Tildamar Hein Dalton?"

"No, no, nest's mother, mother is!" the elf explained stutteringly.

"No hurry, take your time!" Mel sat on the dilapidated recliner again, and took the cup on the tray. The cup was made of gold and was very gorgeous. From the slight scratches on it, it could be seen that it had just been cleaned. Yes, the cup is filled with yellow liquid, exuding a strange smell.Even though Mel was cold and hungry at this point, she decided to give the drink a wide berth!

"Pigs, pigmen, like this." The house elf looked at Mel shyly and awkwardly, and under Mel's questioning, told Mel the whole story.

It turns out that Til Dama was a very powerful wizard during her lifetime, but her child was not a wizard. After she died, she left everything about her, including her house elf "Chacha" to her son.Everything later showed that, as the son of a Muggle, she hated all this very much, but she didn't know whether it was because she was born to hate or because she was envious and jealous.

He was very repulsed by everything about his mother, and later his wife, frightened by a magical item, almost had a miscarriage.So he moved his family to the old house in Devon, and never came back in his life.But he left behind 'Zhacha' who was pregnant at the time.

So, 'Zhacha' has been waiting for its master to come back, until it gave birth to its daughter 'Mimi', and cleaned the castle spotlessly every day, and his master did not come back. She waited for more than 100 years until it died of old age.

And 'Mimi' inherited her mother's duties as a house-elf and stayed behind, waiting for the return of her master.As she spoke, 'Mimi', who hadn't communicated with anyone for more than 50 years, became fluent.

Mel felt guilty and moved, "Have you been here by yourself all these years?"

"Yes! Master. Mom said I would wait for the master to come back." Mimi replied, her voice was weak and squeaky like a newborn kitten.

"By the way, why didn't I come in just now?" Mel looked at it with a half-smile and asked.

"I'm sorry, master!" Mimi's voice became sharper, and she turned around to face the wall next to the fireplace, "Bad Mimi! Bad Mimi!"

Mel was taken aback, remembering the rules of house elves, jumped up and hugged it "I won't allow you to punish yourself, Mimi! I just want an answer!"

"Yes, master!" Mimi replied Mel with a sob.

Seeing that it no longer has the tendency of self-abuse, Mel put down her mouth like dry wood, "Then you answer me!"

"That's because Mimi cast a spell to prevent the owner from coming in," Mimi howled and cried, causing Mel to have a headache, "Because there used to be bad wizards who pretended to be mother and Mimi's master wanted to own the castle, Mom saw through them and beat them off."

"Today, Mimi also thought it was a bad wizard who came, and wanted to drive the master away." Mimi wanted to hit the wall again, but she looked at Mel timidly, and stopped shaking her body.

"Then why did you let me in again after that?" Mel was more curious about this point, her blood test didn't seem to work!

"It's Mimi's fault, master." Mimi started to twitch again, "The magic of the castle has already let you in, but Mimi also cast magic, and it was Mimi's magic that blocked the master. At that time, Mimi was Hiding behind the gate, watching the master secretly, I didn’t realize that the magic of the castle had let you in. Later, Mimi heard you calling the name of the former master, and Mimi realized that Mimi had made an unforgivable mistake.” Mimi When Mi said this, her body visibly trembled twice. "Mimi scared the master into unconsciousness, bad Mimi! Bad Mimi!"

It was Mimi who wanted to hit the wall again, and Mel, who had been prepared, grabbed her, "I order you Mimi, don't punish yourself!"

"Thank you, master!" Mimi's grateful eyes were filled with tears, and her nose almost touched the ground.

"Then it's useless for me to cut my fingers." Mel said awkwardly, blushing a little. "Yes, master. The castle can tell whether you are the heir based on the magic power on your body. I have helped you heal the wound." Mimi still had a respectful face, but Mel swears to Merlin that her face is indeed There was a flash of a smile.

"Cough! Cough!" Mel cleared his throat, "You just said that you suspected that I was a bad wizard, did wizards often want to come to this castle?"

"It was there a long time ago, master!" Mimi said to Mel, "Muggles can't get in, but wizards can see it. Some bad wizards see that the master is not here, it's like occupying this place, but there is a house with a small family. An elf's house is never without an owner. My mother and I have been protecting it. But no bad wizard ever comes after my mother dies."

"Then your magic is very powerful! Mimi."

"No, master." Mimi twisted her body shyly, "It's the former mistress's magic! She cast a very powerful magic on this castle. That's why Mimi can protect it."

"The people in the town said that sometimes they can see the castle, but sometimes they can't. What's the matter?"

"Master Mimi doesn't know. Mom said that when the former mistress was around, Muggles were often invited as guests, so they could see the castle."

"That's it—" Mel nodded, seeing that he had more learning tasks at Hogwarts!

"Master, are you not satisfied with the coffee?"

"Ah? Coffee? You mean this?" Mel picked up the cup next to him and looked at the khaki liquid inside, which was exuding a rotten smell.

"Sorry! Master." Mimi began to cry. "This is the best coffee in the castle. Mimi can't find anything else for Master to drink."

"Mimi, don't cry, I don't mean to complain." Mel looked at the crybaby in front of him, his head hurt a little. "What do you usually eat?"

"There is flour in the castle. The master, Mimi, sometimes bakes bread to eat, because flour is very precious. So Mimi usually eats some during the festival. Usually Mimi goes to the swamp to catch some birds, small bugs, etc. to eat. "

"Can I have some bread?" Mel put down the strange coffee. She was tired and hungry, and her body was still wet. She really wanted to eat something to replenish her calories.

"Okay, master! Please wait a moment!" Mimi replied cheerfully, and quickly opened the creaking door to get the bread.